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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand.

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<v Speaker 2>Saturdays with Tiffany Tifney Hobbs here until seven k i

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<v Speaker 2>AM six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. We

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<v Speaker 2>just had a spirited, beautiful, informative, empowering conversation with Mary L.

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<v Speaker 3>Hemingway.

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<v Speaker 2>You know her from movies like Lipstick and movies like

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<v Speaker 2>Personal Best, But what you may not know is that

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<v Speaker 2>she has her own story and she is very in

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<v Speaker 2>control of that story. It deals with a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>trauma and mental health awareness, and she's on a mission

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<v Speaker 2>to help others embrace what they've gone through and hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>not allow that to color who they are or where

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<v Speaker 2>they go. And she has a new embodiment program called

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<v Speaker 2>Return of the Queen. What an apply named program? And

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<v Speaker 2>you can sign up for that by visiting Maryelle's Instagram

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<v Speaker 2>or Facebook, both of which are under her name Maryelle

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<v Speaker 2>Hemingway on Instagram and Facebook. And if you comment Queen

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<v Speaker 2>or rise on her post, any post, she said she'll

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<v Speaker 2>see it because she mans her social media. No social

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<v Speaker 2>media management for her. No, it's one on one right

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<v Speaker 2>there with Marielle Hemingway. She's giving you access and she

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<v Speaker 2>hopes to be able to get you to become a

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<v Speaker 2>participant in her retreat in this embodiment program.

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<v Speaker 3>Really really cool.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you missed any part of that interview, that conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>this entire show, you can definitely go to featured segments

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<v Speaker 2>on the KFIAM six forty dot com website and it

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<v Speaker 2>will be posted later this evening, but definitely by tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>and you can catch up on all Things Saturday with Tiffany.

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<v Speaker 2>And I would love if you did that, because I really, truly,

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<v Speaker 2>truly do love that you listen. I love the feedback

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<v Speaker 2>that we get online. I love the talkbacks, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think we have a talkback now, Raoul. Right, someone who

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<v Speaker 2>had something to say in line with Mary L. Hemingway's

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<v Speaker 2>conversation Ready.

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<v Speaker 4>About thirty years ago, I was with Bill Murray. We

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<v Speaker 4>were playing golf with the Dalai Lama and he said,

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<v Speaker 4>bless you, my son, you'll get a hole in one.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's a par six and off the tea I

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<v Speaker 4>hit a hole in one and the Dalai Lama he's awesome,

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<v Speaker 4>he called it man. The Dalai Lama. Me and Bill

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<v Speaker 4>Murray was playing with the Dalai Lama.

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<v Speaker 2>We'd have no way to verify the validity of that claim.

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<v Speaker 2>Sounds true to me, sounds true to I mean, who

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't play golf with one Bill Murray and two the

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<v Speaker 2>Dalai Lama himself. I think one in four people have

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<v Speaker 2>had that experience, and he is one. So we just

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<v Speaker 2>had a celebrity leave a talkback pretty much what's his name?

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<v Speaker 3>Let me check, I think we have his name.

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<v Speaker 2>We have people call into the show leave talkbacks who

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<v Speaker 2>were just you know, something.

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<v Speaker 3>Special, Brad. That was Brad Williamson.

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<v Speaker 2>Brad, Brad, I would love to hear more stories about

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<v Speaker 2>you and his holiness or you and Bill Murray for sure,

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<v Speaker 2>So hit that talkback again, Brad.

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<v Speaker 3>Just keep hitting the talkback.

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<v Speaker 2>You just just flood our app or the app with

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<v Speaker 2>all of your stories, because we're going to turn this

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<v Speaker 2>into a segment, I imagine just Saturdays with Brad. There we go,

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<v Speaker 2>we have a whole new segment. But before we get

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<v Speaker 2>to that, we're going to take a deeper dive into

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on with Los Angeles' fireworks program and problem.

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<v Speaker 2>I should say it's a programs around the city, programs

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<v Speaker 2>around the region, but definitely a problem, not a problem

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<v Speaker 2>just this year. It's been a problem historically for a

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<v Speaker 2>very long time, but it seems to be getting worse

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<v Speaker 2>and worse after year. Before we do that, let me

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<v Speaker 2>just give you a quick update. There's an officer involves

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<v Speaker 2>shooting that was reported around three forty five pm in

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<v Speaker 2>the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles. Let's right there

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<v Speaker 2>off of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Western, just north

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<v Speaker 2>of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard. King Boulevard is what

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<v Speaker 2>you may know it as there's a park there and

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<v Speaker 2>an officer responded to something and there was an officer

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<v Speaker 2>involved shooting in which the officer was shot and transported

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<v Speaker 2>to a local hospital where his condition is unknown at

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<v Speaker 2>this time. But the suspect in the shooting was detained

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<v Speaker 2>was arrested. We don't have much more information than that,

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<v Speaker 2>but as soon as we do, I'll make sure that

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And of course we're following what's happening in

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<v Speaker 2>Texas with this Guadalupe River overflowing and unfortunately killing at

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<v Speaker 2>least forty three people, about one third of which our children,

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<v Speaker 2>who were attending a summer camp up there in the

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<v Speaker 2>mountains in this area of Texas. Kerr County, Texas to

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<v Speaker 2>be specific. And officials are they're looking, they're searching, because

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<v Speaker 2>there are They say, I believe hundreds, if not more missing,

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<v Speaker 2>hundreds if not more missing, And a Texas official says, quote,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in a marathon. They say, this is going to

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<v Speaker 2>be on going. It's a horrible situation out there. And

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<v Speaker 2>and outlets here carrying the story, there are visuals of

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<v Speaker 2>people in trees, clinging to trees, and people trying to

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<v Speaker 2>rescue people in rising water. And this is just catastrophic,

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<v Speaker 2>and the number of dead continues to rise and likely

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<v Speaker 2>will likely will. This is Kurville, Texas, just earlier today.

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<v Speaker 2>So at least forty six dead, including fifteen children, and

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<v Speaker 2>that number, it just literally shot up in the last hour.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's get into this growing problem of fireworks

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<v Speaker 2>in Los Angeles. Raoul, if I may come to you,

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<v Speaker 2>you've grown up here in the Southland, and Nikki you're

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<v Speaker 2>there in the studio. You're you're new to La so

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<v Speaker 2>I'll come to you in a bit. But Raoul, you

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<v Speaker 2>grew up here in southern California right where exactly Ontario, Ontario. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>So in Ontario, would you say that there's a you know,

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<v Speaker 2>an illegal fireworks problem.

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<v Speaker 3>People just have these fireworks everywhere.

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<v Speaker 5>Well in Ontario would say it was pretty well controlled,

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<v Speaker 5>because I had one one time they took away my

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<v Speaker 5>fireworks that I had. The fire department showed up and

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<v Speaker 5>confiscated my brand new box of fireworks that my stepdad

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously was I was like a kid. I was like

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<v Speaker 3>sixteen years.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait wait rewind rewind rewind So you okay, so step dad,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't want to implicate him.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the Statute of Limitations is out of the

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<v Speaker 3>way though. But he got you, He got.

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<v Speaker 2>You fire works. Yeah, and you had them, You had

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<v Speaker 2>them at your home. How did the fire department find out?

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<v Speaker 6>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 5>We were lighting them in the backyard.

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<v Speaker 3>It was fourth of July.

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<v Speaker 5>Shame, I know, and you know he was there and

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<v Speaker 5>they rolled up on us and they confiscated like at

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<v Speaker 5>least one hundred and fifty bucks worth of fireworks. And

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<v Speaker 5>you know, now that's like two things. You know, it

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<v Speaker 5>was probably double that at this point. But yeah, that

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<v Speaker 5>was and after that, I never really ever did that again.

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<v Speaker 5>Like I was like, I'm not wasting my money. And

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<v Speaker 5>getting it taken away. Forget that right.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So when they came, and it's interesting that the

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<v Speaker 2>fire department responded because we I think we have an

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<v Speaker 2>you know, an idea that if you call, then they

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<v Speaker 2>will come. Let's just say it's a really bad problem

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<v Speaker 2>in your neighborhood, or there's something that is at risk

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<v Speaker 2>of being set on fire. Whatever, you know, the risk is.

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<v Speaker 2>People think if you call, they'll come. But in many instances,

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<v Speaker 2>law enforcement is just they don't have the resources, they're

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<v Speaker 2>they're short staffed, or they're responding obviously to other calls,

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<v Speaker 2>or they don't see it as important enough and they

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<v Speaker 2>don't come out.

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<v Speaker 3>They actually came out to you. Were you cited at all?

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<v Speaker 5>Do you remember just confiscated? Well, I was telling you

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<v Speaker 5>Mo this story too. I remember back then also same

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<v Speaker 5>my stepdad getting pulled over and being intoxicated and being

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<v Speaker 5>let go with the ticket. Different times, yeah, way different times.

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<v Speaker 5>But yeah, I think it was a neighbor. I believe

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<v Speaker 5>it was a neighbor called hey, the guy next door

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<v Speaker 5>is blowing up stuff, please come and take away his stuff,

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<v Speaker 5>and they came. Good neighbor, Yeah, yeah, you know, and

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<v Speaker 5>adult now as an adult I understand. And now I

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<v Speaker 5>lived over by you up until recently. A couple moved

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<v Speaker 5>last year and in Ktown area. That area that's oh,

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, it's very route. It crazy, it's it's the

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<v Speaker 5>Middle East, like you can't even describing it does not

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<v Speaker 5>give it justice as to how horrible it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't. It doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>And i'm, you know, just to speak about my experience

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<v Speaker 2>really quickly. Growing up, I lived in the suburbs, and

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<v Speaker 2>so you know, it wasn't uncommon to buy these fireworks

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<v Speaker 2>sets from, you know, one of those little local stands.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody saw the stands in their neighborhood until they started

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<v Speaker 2>obviously outlawing them.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, you would go to.

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<v Speaker 2>A stand, and I'm sure there are some people nodding

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<v Speaker 2>along like, yeah, of course there's a stand. You spend

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<v Speaker 2>you know, twenty five thirty dollars. I don't know what

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<v Speaker 2>it is today because I haven't done it in forever.

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<v Speaker 2>I imagine a lot more. But you go and you get

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<v Speaker 2>the sparklers, and you have the little ones that spin

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<v Speaker 2>on the ground and shoot out the little sparks. You

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<v Speaker 2>might have the bottle rockets that are are you know,

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<v Speaker 2>in the boxes. Everything is very contained, and the adults

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<v Speaker 2>were the ones lighting.

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<v Speaker 3>The kids could.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold the sparklers if you were above a certain age,

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<v Speaker 2>lest you poke your eye out. Nobody wanted to go

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<v Speaker 2>to the emergency room on fourth of July, and luckily

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<v Speaker 2>we were able to avoid that sort of situation. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>there were stories of people blowing up their hands or

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<v Speaker 2>having some sort of injury to their face, but those

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<v Speaker 2>were few and far in between, whereas now they seemed

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<v Speaker 2>to be. It's so common that you can open up

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<v Speaker 2>your social media on the fourth of July and if

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<v Speaker 2>you're following any of these kind of crime app reporting

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<v Speaker 2>pages or local neighborhood pages, whatever it may be, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to see a story of someone who has injured themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we're going to continue this conversation

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<v Speaker 2>because I realized I'm going a little long. I was

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<v Speaker 2>getting into the weeds of it all, and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about what experts are saying is considered to

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<v Speaker 2>be the firework capital of the United States, Los Angeles,

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<v Speaker 2>and some ways they say we can possibly quell this

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<v Speaker 2>issue in the future. Some things experts wish we all

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<v Speaker 2>knew about fireworks. So Nikki Kayla we'll talk about your

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<v Speaker 2>experience with fireworks from your respective corners of the world

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<v Speaker 3>As always.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in our deep dive segment and we're talking about

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<v Speaker 2>why fireworks are just out of control in the City

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<v Speaker 2>of Los Angeles. And if you live outside of the

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<v Speaker 2>City of Los Angeles, and you might also be saying, well,

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<v Speaker 2>fireworks are out of control here too, whether it's Burbank

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<v Speaker 2>we typically live in the illegal firework capital of the

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they're not going to get every person jaywalking,

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<v Speaker 2>although jaywalking is no longer a crime, but you understand

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm saying, the equivalency. It's just so out of

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<v Speaker 2>in the fact that these really really powerful DIY fireworks,

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<v Speaker 2>in war, those are easily attainable just from outside of

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<v Speaker 2>the state, outside of the country. So we are right here,

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<v Speaker 2>we're on the border of where these illegal fireworks can

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<v Speaker 2>be easily bought, and these are professional grade pyrotechnics, they're small,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're easily brought back here. Now, nationwide, the problem

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<v Speaker 2>with fireworks is actually bigger than it's ever been. Last year,

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty four, almost fifteen thousand American people were

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<v Speaker 2>treated for firework related injuries, fifteen thousand that could be minor,

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<v Speaker 2>that can be major. The year before and twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 2>there were just over seven thousand people treated. The number

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<v Speaker 2>jumped just or actually, excuse me, about nine thousand people treated.

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<v Speaker 2>The number jumped that much in one year. Fifteen thousand

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<v Speaker 2>people treated for these injuries related to fireworks in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four. And who's to say that once the metrics

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<v Speaker 2>come back in, those numbers won't reflect for twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>five something even higher. So here are five things experts,

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<v Speaker 2>those who handle these professional grade piral technics. These are

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<v Speaker 2>five things they wish you knew about your explosives, the

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<v Speaker 2>ones that Raoul used to have in his backyard. Number one,

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<v Speaker 2>we have the worst air quality in the country on

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<v Speaker 2>the night of July fourth into July fifth, right here

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<v Speaker 2>in La because fireworks actually give off as much air

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<v Speaker 2>pollution as some wildfires. And we know a thing or

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<v Speaker 2>two about wildfires, don't we. You would think that we

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<v Speaker 2>would be smarter about all of this, but again we're not.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when they raid houses and they take all

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<v Speaker 2>these fireworks, these hundreds of pounds of fireworks that they found,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, in this house or that house or wherever

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<v Speaker 2>it may be, they actually have to dispose of them,

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't just put them in the land, feel

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<v Speaker 2>fill or throw them away, No, they ship them out.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's say they come to your home and they

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<v Speaker 2>get thousands of pounds of fireworks because you just.

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<v Speaker 3>Got it like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, taxpayers in California foot the bill for those fireworks

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<v Speaker 2>and any fireworks confiscated to be shipp to places like Ohio, Hawaii,

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<v Speaker 2>and Massachusetts for disposal. So your tax paying dollars are

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<v Speaker 2>going to shipping these fireworks out of California. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>because it costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to get

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<v Speaker 2>rid of them. They have to do so in a

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<v Speaker 2>very organized fashion. A couple more kids say they don't

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<v Speaker 2>which then involves the question of who's this really four

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<v Speaker 2>and kids are saying not us. When kids were asked,

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<v Speaker 2>they're like, no, not us, Our parents wanted them. This

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<v Speaker 2>seems to be, you know, a celebration for parents. You

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<v Speaker 2>hear more about adults being injured or adults handling these

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<v Speaker 3>The illegal fireworks.

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<v Speaker 2>Injuries highly common. The most common ones burns. The most

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<v Speaker 2>common firework that produces these burns sparklers. My favorite sparklers

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<v Speaker 2>because you're holding on to them for just a few

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<v Speaker 2>seconds too long, and then boom, you're needing skin grafting

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<v Speaker 2>and surgeries or a hospital stay to tend to your wounds.

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<v Speaker 2>So you definitely have the loss of fingers or major

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<v Speaker 2>issues with limbs, but burns, especially those to the eye,

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<v Speaker 2>World Cup, the Super Bowl, and the Olympics coming, fireworks,

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<v Speaker 2>especially illegal fireworks, have the potential to be significant and

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<v Speaker 2>extremely out of control. So as we prepare for those events,

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<v Speaker 2>as we prepare for July fourth, twenty twenty five, New

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<v Speaker 2>Year's Eve, whatever the celebration may be, the Dodgers winning,

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<v Speaker 2>the Lakers winning, whatever it may be, just keep in

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<v Speaker 2>mind that these things, while fun, are best left to

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<v Speaker 2>the professionals. And I know that falls on deaf ears

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<v Speaker 2>because you're still gonna go out there and you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>and bring your damn dog inside so your animals aren't terrorized,

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<v Speaker 2>and think about more than just yourself. All right, let

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<v Speaker 2>me get off my soapbox. When we come back, we're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna talk about why sitting in silence for two hours

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<v Speaker 2>a day can grow your brain and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>us need that. I think I might need that too.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll talk about that and more on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of the break. It's KFI AM six forty Live Everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>you for your talkbacks. We're getting them. We are sifting

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<v Speaker 2>through them and definitely seeing which ones we want to

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<v Speaker 2>Make sure you check that out. It was a great

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<v Speaker 2>hear that conversation before we move on. Just to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of extend the last segment a deeper dive segment, I

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to mention that there are some areas that have

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<v Speaker 2>moved from fireworks, the actual explosive firework shows that we

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<v Speaker 2>all grew.

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<v Speaker 3>Up loving, to the drone shows.

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<v Speaker 2>You might have seen a drone show if you go

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<v Speaker 2>to a Dodger game, they regularly have drone shows on

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<v Speaker 2>certain evenings. Drone shows are those light shows using drones

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<v Speaker 2>that project these really cool pictures, very artistic, really interesting,

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<v Speaker 2>very detailed, and it's kind of like have you ever

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<v Speaker 2>watched let's say, a marching band, and like an aerial

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<v Speaker 2>view of a marching band and you see people that

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<v Speaker 2>the band kind of configure themselves into different shapes or

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<v Speaker 2>pictures or even like a large person. It looks like that,

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<v Speaker 2>but in the sky with a bit more technological, technological savvy.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really cool, and it's a way again to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of circumvent the environmental hazards that fireworks do in fact provoke,

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<v Speaker 2>and also the emotional hazards that people like veterans say

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<v Speaker 2>or people with PTSD say, are sparked so to speak,

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<v Speaker 2>by these explosive fireworks shows.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay because people not everybody likes them.

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<v Speaker 2>They're nice to look at, but you know, they do

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<v Speaker 2>come with some serious stuff. So some places that have

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<v Speaker 2>swopped fireworks for drones just did it yesterday and continue

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<v Speaker 2>to do this going forward. San Fernando and Laguna Beach

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<v Speaker 2>both decided to use drones this year. Grand Park in

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<v Speaker 2>downtown LA. They shifted to a drone show. Of course,

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<v Speaker 2>across different neighborhoods. There are drone shows that were present

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<v Speaker 2>San Pedro, the city of San Pedro for their big

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<v Speaker 2>city fireworks show, they went with drones, and probably the

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<v Speaker 2>biggest venue of all, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, decided

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<v Speaker 2>to do a drone show instead of a fireworks show

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<v Speaker 2>out of respect for the ongoing recovery, I would say

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<v Speaker 2>in Altadena, due to the Altadena fire in January, so

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<v Speaker 2>they went with the drone show. Now, on the flip

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<v Speaker 2>side of that, there have been some places that said,

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<v Speaker 2>oh no, no, now, we're going to continue to go

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<v Speaker 2>with our fireworks show because it's what we have planned.

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<v Speaker 2>And one of those places which is now getting a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of heat, Big Bear Valley, right there over the lake.

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<v Speaker 2>They had a petition that was signed by tens of

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<v Speaker 2>thousands of people urging Big Bear and the Rotary Club

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<v Speaker 2>out there not to have their fireworks show because of

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<v Speaker 2>the Eagle family and other wildlife and veterans, and the

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<v Speaker 2>list goes on, but they went ahead and had it. Also,

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<v Speaker 2>the Beach Club in Santa Monica, which is just steps

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<v Speaker 2>away from the Palisades burn zone, Okay, went ahead with

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<v Speaker 2>their fireworks celebration despite a city wide ban on fireworks

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<v Speaker 2>and growing outrage from environmentalists and people who went through

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<v Speaker 2>the fire. So not everybody's on board with the drone show,

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<v Speaker 2>but more and more each year are shifting to that

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<v Speaker 2>something you might well you know before where we do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I said I was going to come to you board

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<v Speaker 2>up and producer, NICKI. You grew up in an entirely

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<v Speaker 2>different country, right right, correct, correctly, Australia. You are a No,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not Kiwis are New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 7>I'm actually both.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm Keigwe and Australian. So you're key Wee alien.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, my mom's a Kiwi, so I inherited it through

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<v Speaker 7>her and all my family's in New Zealand.

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<v Speaker 3>But I am Australian.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, So in Australia this is an inherently American

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<v Speaker 2>pastime or tradition. But in Australia, do you guys have

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<v Speaker 2>fireworks for different celebrations.

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<v Speaker 7>Well, we used to because we follow the Commonwealth. So

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<v Speaker 7>we had Guy Fawkes Night, which is it used to

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<v Speaker 7>be November fifth and it was commemorating I think it

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<v Speaker 7>was sixteen sixty six in London when Guy Fawkes tried

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<v Speaker 3>History.

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, so we'd commemorate it every year. And then in

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<v Speaker 7>the late eighties or nineties they banned fireworks in Australia

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<v Speaker 7>and I call that was after my grandfather visited from

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<v Speaker 7>New Zealand set off fireworks in the garden and one

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<v Speaker 7>of them flew directly at my brother and said, is

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<v Speaker 7>his sweater on fire?

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<v Speaker 2>Wait, so your family's the reason that the fireworks were banned.

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<v Speaker 7>We are always ground zero in my family.

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<v Speaker 2>You and Raoul you just rabble rousers, trouble makers, just

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<v Speaker 2>really just you know, defy in the odds right here.

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<v Speaker 3>Go to watch out for us.

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<v Speaker 7>Convict.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I was just curious because you know, fireworks again are

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<v Speaker 2>inextricably linked to I think Los Angeles. Everyone kind of

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<v Speaker 2>points here, and studies do say that we do, in

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<v Speaker 2>fact have more injuries here in California than in anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 2>But I was wondering what it might be like there

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<v Speaker 2>in Australia. And we do know now that Nikki is

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<v Speaker 2>a convict or at least comes from a family of convicts,

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<v Speaker 2>and she doesn't have the mic now, so she can't

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<v Speaker 2>dispel that myth.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll just run with it. But before we go to break.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you know that if you sit in silence for

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<v Speaker 2>two hours per day that can trigger new brain cell growth?

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<v Speaker 2>Every parent and every teacher just went duh, right, because

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<v Speaker 2>everyone knows if you've ever been around a lot of stimulation,

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<v Speaker 2>auditory stimulation, just how much of a reprieve absolute silence

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<v Speaker 2>can be. Well, scientists have discovered that two hours a

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<v Speaker 2>day of silence can in fact grow new brain cells.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called neurogenesis, or the creation of neurons, which occur

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<v Speaker 2>during not during intense learning or strenuous mental tasks, no,

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<v Speaker 2>during stillness. So when you're being still and you're just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of staring into the oblivion or doing nothing, and

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<v Speaker 2>someone's telling you that you need to do something, your

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<v Speaker 2>brain is actually doing a lot. Absolutely, absolutely, that's good news.

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<v Speaker 2>This comes from a twenty thirteen study led by a

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<v Speaker 2>neuroscientist out of Duke University. Was originally designed to observe

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<v Speaker 2>how different sounds affect the brain, but it actually revealed

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<v Speaker 2>that the best thing for the brain was in fact silence.

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<v Speaker 2>And at first mice worthy controlled group, as they often are.

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<v Speaker 2>Sadly yes, but in this case mice were subjected to

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<v Speaker 2>different auditory environments, different types of music, calls, sounds, but

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<v Speaker 2>the silence served as the control and resulted in a significant,

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<v Speaker 2>lasting increase in fully developed neurons. It affects the part

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<v Speaker 2>of the brain that's critical for memory formation, learning and

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<v Speaker 2>emotional processing because silence. The theory says that in the

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<v Speaker 2>absence of external noise, the brain becomes more alert. When

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<v Speaker 2>there's no noise, your brain becomes more alert. So when

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<v Speaker 2>you're not doing things that are disrupting that, then you

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<v Speaker 2>are in fact building up on those neurons. Your brain

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<v Speaker 2>is anything but idle. It's reorganizing, consolidating information, and potentially

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<v Speaker 2>laying the groundwork for new cell development. So at some

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<v Speaker 2>point this weekend, if you can carve out two hours

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<v Speaker 2>a day. Every parent's like, try and carve out two

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<v Speaker 2>hours a day of silence so you can grow your brain.

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<v Speaker 2>When we come back, we're going to talk about a

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<v Speaker 2>group of people who some say need to grow their brain,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's Gen Z. Because a lot of people are

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<v Speaker 2>complaining that Generation Z, those young people as they work

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<v Speaker 2>in the service industry, that they don't know what they're

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<v Speaker 2>doing and that they're not greeting customers the way they

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<v Speaker 2>should be greeted.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk about that and wrap this show up.

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<v Speaker 2>On the other side of the braak, It's KFI AM

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<v Speaker 2>six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand KFI.

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<v Speaker 2>AM six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. Tiffany

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<v Speaker 2>Hobbs here with you for one more segment on this

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<v Speaker 2>glorious hopefully all finger having Saturday post fourth of July,

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<v Speaker 2>and this fourth of July was absolutely absurd given all

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<v Speaker 2>the things I saw flood through social media. First, let's

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<v Speaker 2>give a major shout out to Martha Kandarou. She's a

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<v Speaker 2>big listener of KFI and we appreciate you. Martha We

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<v Speaker 2>hope you are doing well. Please keep listening. Hit the

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<v Speaker 2>talk back at some point so we can hear you

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to get your voice on the air,

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<v Speaker 2>But regardless, thank you for listening and all of you

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<v Speaker 2>who have been listening. We also have a talkback addressing

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<v Speaker 2>Maryel Hemingway, who we had on at five thirty. Great conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>Make sure you listen to that on featured segments a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit later this evening or tomorrow morning, whenever you

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<v Speaker 2>have some time. It was wonderful, can we hear it?

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<v Speaker 3>Raoul?

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<v Speaker 6>I remember Mary L. Henningway some sober dinner that was

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<v Speaker 6>held three years ago, and I remember her very clearly,

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<v Speaker 6>and she was very inspirational. Yeah, thank you, have a

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<v Speaker 6>great time.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, And yeah, she's Maryelle's's totally inspirational.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the that's the probably the best word.

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<v Speaker 2>There are many words you can use a describer, but

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<v Speaker 2>inspirational is certainly at the top.

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<v Speaker 3>And she's just available.

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<v Speaker 2>So make sure you go to Maryelle Hemingway her on Facebook,

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<v Speaker 2>She's Mariel Hemingway. On Instagram, she's at Mariel Hemingway. You

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<v Speaker 2>can talk to her right there. She's totally available to you.

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<v Speaker 2>She sees you as not just a fan and we're

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<v Speaker 2>all fans, but as a friend, and she wants to

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<v Speaker 2>help you. She has a new retreat and she wants

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<v Speaker 2>people to get involved in that to help guide them

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<v Speaker 2>through their own mental health challenges. How selfless, How selfless.

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<v Speaker 2>So shout out to Maryelle, Shout out to Martha Canderu,

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<v Speaker 2>Shout out to all of you who have been listening.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been a great show. But before we go, let's

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<v Speaker 2>make sure that we give a que little update about

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<v Speaker 2>some stories that we've been following.

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<v Speaker 3>Some top stories.

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<v Speaker 2>There was an officer's shot out here in South LA

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<v Speaker 2>just around Martin Luther King Boulevard and Western Avenue, just

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<v Speaker 2>north of MLK Boulevard at MLK Park. Actually an officer

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<v Speaker 2>involves shooting in which the officer was hit.

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<v Speaker 3>He was taken too. I say he because that's what's

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<v Speaker 3>being said.

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<v Speaker 2>He was taken to a local hospital where he is

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<v Speaker 2>in stable conditions. So that is great news. And the

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<v Speaker 2>suspect was arrested. No motive has been released, no description

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<v Speaker 2>or names yet as well, but we do know that

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<v Speaker 2>that officer is in stable conditions, So prayers out for

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<v Speaker 2>that person. And then of course we're following what's going

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<v Speaker 2>on in Texas with these massive one in one hundred years,

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<v Speaker 2>you know events, this massive flood. The number has risen

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<v Speaker 2>since we've been on air. I think when we started

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<v Speaker 2>we were in the forties of people who were confirmed deceased,

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<v Speaker 2>and now that number is at fifty, at least fifty

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<v Speaker 2>death dead and at least twenty nine missing, many of

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<v Speaker 2>whom are children, many of whom are reported to have

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<v Speaker 2>been attendees at a summer camp, a Christian camp. At

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<v Speaker 2>least fifty dead, including fifteen children, and the visuals coming

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<v Speaker 2>off of CNN are just.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just catastrophic, catastrophic, and they're calling it a once

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<v Speaker 2>in a generational rain event, a terrible storm that caused

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<v Speaker 2>this flooding at the Guadalupe River there in Texas. So

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<v Speaker 2>you'll continue to hear updates from our KFI newsroom about that,

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<v Speaker 2>and the officer involves shooting throughout the evening. Lastly, before

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<v Speaker 2>we get to Michael Monks, before we throw it to

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<v Speaker 2>his show, the gin Z gay, these gaze, the generation

529
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<v Speaker 2>Z gaze, how they're looking at you?

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<v Speaker 3>Generation Z.

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<v Speaker 2>These young service workers are being reported to refuse to

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<v Speaker 2>greet customers you go into a Starbucks, you go into

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<v Speaker 2>wherever it is you're shopping, and you have a young

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<v Speaker 2>person there. And our older generations, of which I now

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<v Speaker 2>consider myself to be a part of, because I'm far

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<v Speaker 2>away from Generation Z, at least in my mind, we

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<v Speaker 2>are being set off by the lack of eye contact

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<v Speaker 2>from these younger service workers. People are saying you walk

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<v Speaker 2>up to a front desk or a cashier and you're

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<v Speaker 2>met with what's being described as a silent stare aka

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<v Speaker 2>the gin Z gaze. This is being talked about all

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<v Speaker 2>over social media. There's one post that has almost two

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<v Speaker 2>million views where someone says they are so sick of

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<v Speaker 2>the new style of customer service where people just stare

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<v Speaker 2>at you when you walk up to the counter or

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<v Speaker 2>service desk.

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<v Speaker 3>People are saying they're sick of it. They want interaction.

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<v Speaker 2>They want you to say good morning or hello, or

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<v Speaker 2>what might you like instead of just being stared at.

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<v Speaker 3>And I can say I know that to be true.

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<v Speaker 2>It's interesting you walk into let's say, a Starbucks, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know they have to greet you, that's a part

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<v Speaker 2>of their contract, I think, but you know, you go

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<v Speaker 2>there and they just these young kids, they really do

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<v Speaker 2>they just look at you, and now you're looking at

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<v Speaker 2>each other, and it's almost like osmosis, like they expect

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<v Speaker 2>you to just insert into their brain what it is

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<v Speaker 2>you want. Now you're just staring at each other, and

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<v Speaker 2>all that valuable time is wasted. So there's something going

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<v Speaker 2>on with the young people and the young people and

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<v Speaker 2>their training in the service industry. I wonder if they're

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<v Speaker 2>practicing that two hours of silence while they're on the job.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a blast.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be here tomorrow for Chris Merrill sitting in from

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<v Speaker 2>four to seven, so make sure you listen in then

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<v Speaker 2>and as always, hit that talk back feature. Let us

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<v Speaker 2>know what you thought of today's show, what's on your mind,

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<v Speaker 2>how you spent the fourth and if we couldn't get

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<v Speaker 2>to it today, then maybe we'll try to play some tomorrow. See,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll be here from four to seven, so you have

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<v Speaker 2>plenty of opportunities to chime on in. Thanks for listening again.

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<v Speaker 2>Shout out to Martha Kangaroo. We see you girl over

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<v Speaker 2>there listening from your corner of the world. Thank you

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<v Speaker 2>so much, and all of you have a wonderful day.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't pop fireworks. Let people sleep in peace. Tonight, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll see you here tomorrow from four to seven. I

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<v Speaker 2>AM six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

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<v Speaker 1>Bye Kfi AM six forty on demand